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Takht-e Jamshid
Iran518 BCE330 BCEAchaemenid29.94, 52.89
About the site

Ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. Cyrus the Great issued the decree allowing Jews to return to Jerusalem, documented on the Cyrus Cylinder.

Principal findings
  • iApadana Palace
  • iiCyrus Cylinder
  • iiiReliefs of tribute bearers
  • ivAdministrative archives

Excavators — Ernst Herzfeld